25 Christmas Traditions

Today I’m sharing my favorite 25 Christmas Traditions!Some of my most precious childhood memories came from Christmas time. Even though we didn’t have much while growing up I knew we had each other and that was the only thing that really mattered.

Christmas was a magical time, was a family time, was a time to be grateful for the special joy that comes from loving those around you and creating memories with them. Now that I have my own family I feel so blessed to keep some old traditions alive and we are excited to create some new ones every year together.

Here they are…

The day you put your Christmas Tree up sleep under it.

We put ours on Thanksgiving Day and we look forward to our sleep over every year.

When you have your Christmas dinner add an extra plate to the table.

We do this every year and it has taught our children that there is always room for someone in need at our Inn.

We live in an area of pretty warm weather.

Instead of a snow ball fight we had a flour fight every year.

It is so much fun!

Turn some Christmas music on, go outside, and get messy!

Every night read a scripture by candle light.

If you need ideas follow along with this list.

Get a few bottles of shaving cream and have each member of the family make

a Santa beard on their face… This is so much fun!

Don’t forget to take pictures!!!

As a family make the words to your own Christmas Carol

and sing it to the neighbors when you bring them treats.

{ Make it funny… People will love it }

Don’t just write a letter to Santa, this year also write a letter to Jesus as a gift for his birth.

Put the letter inside of a balloon with helium and let it go up to heaven!

On Christmas Eve turn off all the light for a minute before the children go to bed.

Place candles all over the house and start saying in your own words the Christmas Story.

As you travel from room to room light up one candle.

By the time Baby Jesus is born all the house will be lit up as a symbolism of Him being the

Light of the World.

Make a DIY Wood Nativity and have the youngest child put baby Jesus on it on Christmas Eve.

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After years of working in interior design, I fueled my passion for DIY into The 36th Avenue, my own corner dedicated to anything delicious and creative. After fours years of blogging I can honestly say that I am grateful for the many opportunities I've had to do what I love while sharing, creating, and reinventing with our readers.

These remind me of my family’s Christmas tradition! Oh I miss being a kid again! We used to have a “Christmas Trap” between the bedroom door and the tree, it was AWESOME! I just started a website so our family can share ideas for the trap, you would love it! http://www.christmastrap.com

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